The Elks are unbeaten no more, and the Lions are winless no more, as James Butler rushed for a pair of touchdowns before the half, and Zander Horvath had two touchdowns of his own to lift the Lions over the Elks in Kelowna, BC.
Nathan Rourke threw for 320 yards and a touchdown in the BC Lions first win of the season, and he joined TSN's Farhan Lalji after the game to chat about his performance, and more.
After going 0-3 to start the season, the defence stood tall to defeat the Elks for their first victory, including forcing four turnovers. Darnell Sankey has more on what went right for BC.
Set to head back to BC Place in Vancouver, the Lions finally got their first win of the season in Kelowna. The CFL on TSN panel have more on what the Lions did to hold on against the Elks, and break down the impressive play of both Nathan Rourke and James Butler.
Nathan Rourke finds Zander Horvath with a pass, and Horvath proceeds to push his way into the endzone to give the Lions a 36-21 lead in the fourth quarter.
With under a minute remaining in the first half, Cody Fajardo finds Austin Mack deep in the endzone for the 24-yard score.
Late in the first half, with the Lions in striking distance, Nathan Rourke handed it off to James Butler who rumbled through the Elks' defence for a 4-yard touchdown.
Midway through the second quarter, James Butler rushes for a three yard touchdown to give the Lions back the lead over the Elks 16-14.
With pressure coming, Cody Fajardo hurled the ball into the end zone to a wide open Kaion Julien-Grant who hauled it in for his second touchdown of the game.
The Elks answer back in the first quarter as Cody Fajardo sends a 7-yard strike to Kaion Julien-Grant, and he hauls it in for the touchdown. The extra point is no good, so Edmonton trails 7-6.
After storming down the field, Zander Horvath finishes BC's push with a one-yard leap into the endzone to give the Lions a 7-0 lead.
The winless Redblacks did a lot of things right, but it still wasn’t enough as they fell to the defending Grey Cup champion Roughriders. Trevor Harris to 243 yards passing with two touchdowns as Saskatchewan improved to 3-1 while sending Ottawa to 0-4.
Watch the extended highlights from the Roughriders' narrow victory over the Redblacks, led by a couple TD passes from Trevor Harris.
The Redblacks had their chances, but fell short again to sit at 0-4 on the season. The CFL on TSN panel have more on what went wrong for Ottawa, how the Riders were able to rally and get things together after falling down early and more.
After a slow start, Trevor Harris said Friday was the worst game of his so far. The Riders' QB was happy with how the guys responded to win, and understand that they will get better after a week of work.
After stopping a late Redblacks charge, Jaxon Ford spoke about stopping their comeback while staying composed in tough situations.
Mathew Sexton was added to the six-game list and returned a touchdown Friday for the Roughriders. He spoke about staying positive while working hard, what he saw on the TD and more.
Bryson Barnes punches one home from one-yard out to get Ottawa to within five points of the Riders.
As the third quarter comes to a close, Saskatchewan extends their lead as KeeSean Johnson makes a catch underneath for a 23-yard touchdown.
Down 10-0 in the second quarter, Trevor Harris finds an open Dhel Duncan-Busby in the endzone for a 13-yard touchdown.
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